Khorol Raion (Ukrainian: Хорольський район) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the city of Khorol. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Lubny Raion[1] on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 32,705 (2020 est.)[4]
Khorol Raion
Хорольський район | |
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| Coordinates: 49°47′5.2254″N 33°15′54.327″E / 49.784784833°N 33.26509083°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Poltava Oblast |
| Established | 7 March 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Khorol |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Vitaliy Shevshuga |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,062 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 32,705 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 37800—37874 |
| Area code | +380-5362 |
| Website | Official homepage |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromadas,[5] Khorol urban hromada with the administration in Khorol.
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Trinity Church in Vyshniaky, Khorol district -
Old buildings in Vyshniaky, Khorol district
References
edit- ^ [1] Нові райони: карти + склад
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Хорольська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.